As a consequence of the widespread adoption of preventive health checks and accessible laboratory tests, thyroid function levels have become a common part of a physician-patient interaction. However, ...

TSH slightly high, T3 and T4 normal. The doctor calls it “borderline.” The patient feels mostly fine. The report is folded away.But thyroid disorders are not rare in India. A large multi-city study ...

Earlier this fall, Medscape Medical News spoke to endocrinologists Angela M. Leung, MD, and Karen Tsai, MD, on how to interpret abnormal results of thyroid hormone tests. To address some additional ...

A comprehensive thyroid approach involves the use of more tests, and an evaluation of symptoms, nutrients, labs, and ...

Women with higher-than-normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels before starting in vitro fertilization (IVF) may have fewer eggs available for treatment. But according to new research from ...

A randomized crossover trial evaluated the efficacy of different l-thyroxine dosing strategies and different target thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) ranges in patients with treated hypothyroidism.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have low thyroid levels. My blood tests say that the levels are OK, but I still have all the symptoms. I received biological hormones, which helped a lot, but yams bind to the ...

Thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may predict preschool boys' emotional and behavioral problems, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...

It is commonly thought that thyroid dysfunction, especially hypothyroidism, has a high prevalence in older adults — possibly as high as 25%. But there is not consensus regarding what constitutes ...